Barack Obama slaps down Wesley Clark -- gently (after Obama sent him out there in the first place)

LA Times ^ | 6/30/2008 | Scott Martelle

[tobyhill]

Barack Obama just delivered a speech on patriotism in Independence, Mo., hometown of what was once America's most powerful haberdasher, and offered a mild rebuke to Wesley Clark, who took on John McCain's military record the other day in rather scorching terms.

And just to make it clear, an Obama spokesman sent out this brief statement as Obama was speaking: "As he's said many times before, Senator Obama honors and respects Senator McCain's service, and, of course, he rejects yesterday's statement by General Clark."

Obama's speech focused on his own sense of patriotism, quoting Mark Twain (it's good to quote the locals when you can) and his definition: "Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it." And, he argued, "no party or political philosophy has a monopoly on patriotism."

[tobyhill]

Obama is not a Patriot! He admits smoking his drugs instead of performing service for his country in the military.

[Soliton]

He’s not the Wesley Clark I remember

[ronnie raygun]

Look, you go out thier an criticize my opponent so I look like the good guy. Nice trick O but it didn't work.

[avacado]

Bus Service for Wesley!

[Red Badger]

That bus is gettin’ mighty crowded under there!.......

[Argus]

Sorry, not about to sit still for lectures on American patriotism from a stealth Muslim who grew up in Indonesia.

[SECURE AMERICA]

(Barack Obama slaps down Wesley Clark — gently (after Obama sent him out there in the first place))

Pretty much what we can expect until November. Someone pimping for Obama will slap McCain down or the Military down or America down and then Barack will get to go before the press and slap them down and show what a great guy he is and how patriotic he is etc.......... Left Wing Politics at its best.........

[TexasCajun]

[SECURE AMERICA]

(And, he argued, “no party or political philosophy has a monopoly on patriotism)

Pretty lame arguement when you check the Democrat Poltical Platform and voting record over the last 40 years.........

[Hazwaste]

The average idiot will see right through Obamanation’s attempt at triangularization.

The exceptional idiot will vote Obama no matter.

[jazusamo]

I wonder how Michelle feels about the quote of Mark Twain that BO used, is not being proud of ones country patriotism?

[kellynla]

Barack Obama just delivered a speech on patriotism?"

We don't need any speeches on patriotism from this clown

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Poor Wes, all that sucking up and to be slapped down for his efforts. Time to join Hussein’s granny under the bus.

[tobyhill]

It was a coordinated attack. Obama sends his little General Chihuahua to attack McCain's service and then Obama gets out there and tries to insulate himself from any criticism.

[tobyhill]

Yep. It has been the Obama types that have led the effort to get Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn out of the classrooms because it contains historical language.

[Grampa Dave]

"He's the Weasely Clark, I remember."

Ah Yes Ole Maggot Infected Ram Clark, the perfumed pink panty wearing pentagon poster boy of the Clintoons, aka the killer of innocent Americans civilians at Waco and innocent Christian civilians in Serbia.

[pgyanke]

Actually, this is the Muslim way of war. They send out their minions (terrorist groups, sleeper cells, et al) to do their dirty work so their countries don’t get bombed in response.

[xmission]

"no party or political philosophy has a monopoly on patriotism."

One party seems to have cornered the market on traitors though.

[Uncle Hal]

I guess Wes will not be Obama’s VP choice. I thought all along that if Hillary had won the nomination that the general would have been her pick for VP.

[rawhide]

"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."

So who gets to decide when the government deserves it> Or is it up to every man to make that decision?

[griswold3]

Obambi’s passive aggressive psyche leads his surrogates to do the ‘attacking’.

[xmission]

Just so I’ll have some reference material... What is clarks connection to Waco?

[usmcobra]

Clark supplied the Armored personnel carriers.

[Miss Didi]

A caller pointed that out to Rush today...was that you? ;) Rush blasted Barry big time for being so mean spirited using Ashley Wilkes as his attack dog.

[Happy Rain]

Except for vain and disgruntled former staff officers,leftists like Obama hate the military.
Which is odd because liberals want their beloved big government to BE like the military—at least the part where anyone failing to follow orders can be punished with imprisonment.

[tobyhill]

Interesting observation. Obama has long tried to insulate himself from any scrutiny and throws someone under the bus when some gets too close. Maybe it's not that the MSM doesn't want to report the real Obama, maybe they're too afraid to do so?

[alecqss]

Barack Obama just delivered a speech on patriotism in Independence, Mo.

After being pregnant with "speech on patriotism" for years, Barack finally delivers... Unfortunately it's stillborn.

[ghost of nixon]

"no party or political philosophy has a monopoly on patriotism."true, but the Democrat party has an almost complete monopoly on anti-patriotism or hatred of their own country.

[Jet Jaguar]

Another one thrown under the bus!

[Jet Jaguar]

He “loaned” the tanks and helicopters to the FBI for the raid.

[Palladin]

Somebody tell Hussein we are not falling for this act. He speaks through surrogates who are expressing his point of view.

This is the tactic of a coward...a man who never put on a uniform in service of his country.

An opportunist, who takes...takes...takes from America and never once gives back.

What a turd!

[tobyhill]

No. I rarely have time to listen to Rush. I attended a school board meeting with the same issue and I got so POed that I almost ended up in jail. They were prepared to allow a book on two penguin dads but at the time all I could think about was how they banned Mark Twain Books. Fortunately there was enough outrage that it never made its way in the school.

[rocksblues]

Democrats are so transparent.

Clinton draft dodger=charismatic man who really feels the plight of average people.

Bush 41=true hero but he only served because he had to.

Clinton draft dodger=look what he has done for equality.

Dole=true hero but he only served because he had to.

Kerry=war hero.

Bush=joined National Guard but never really served.

Obama=change, hope.

McCain=true hero but he never really did anything but get caught and served his country as a POW for 5+years.

YAWN!

[Palladin]

Righto! Hussein’s only military record consists of basic training in a madrassa in Indonesia.

[Fido969]

Obama can’t afford to throw Clark under the bus. He needs him too badly.

[Palladin]

Too late now. Weasely opened a can of worms, and Obama has to eat them.

[Grampa Dave]

http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=ybr_sbc&p=wesley+clark+waco+texas&rs=0&fr2=rs-top

The link above will fill you in on the serial killer of innocents, General Clark.

[Grampa Dave]

http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?ei=UTF-8&fr=ybr_sbc&p=wesley+clark+waco+texas&rs=0&fr2=rs-top

[fso301]

Why does he have to say it in third person?

[xmission]

Thanks for the info on clark guys.

[Miss Didi]

RUSH: We don't need lectures on patriotism from liberals.

Obama Lectures on Patriotism; Clark Devalues McCain's Service

A Coordinated Attack on McCain

[Forward the Light Brigade]

Gen. Clark shouldn’t be given any job in the Obama Government—if that should happen. He is just a useful idiot of the moment and one that will be forgotten.

[Islander7]

[Sacajaweau]

IIRC, Hillary was a big supporter of Wesley...saying she was going to back him when he was running for Prez....Then she backed off....and said she would back whomever the party chose.

So maybe HIllary is the key here...

[kabar]

Sent out a statement?

[caseinpoint]

Isn’t this a classic Good Cop-Bad Cop routine? And is this a strategy he learned in “community organizing”?

[fightu4it]

Don’t you think it is about time for the old pie in the face for Wesley Clark?

[Deo volente]

Two things I’m absolutely sure of:
I will never play 1st base for the New York Yankees, and Wesley Clark will never be the Vice-president of the United States.

He’s off the short list and under the bus!

[smithone]

The exceptional idiot will vote Obama no matter.

The exceptional idiots who will be voting for Obama are the MTV crowd who will be paying for my retirement. Thanks much to all those idiots. I appreciate it.

[The Spirit Of Allegiance]

Obama: The Alinskyesque zenith of crack smoke, mirrors and head-fake plausible deniability.